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Watermelon Feta Salad

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By Snejana Andreeva

on Jun 02, 2023, Updated Feb 18, 2025

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My Watermelon Feta Salad will be your new favorite ☀️ summertime dish. Have you ever had hot honey on 🍉 watermelon? If you love hot honey, this is the recipe for you! This salad is absolutely outstanding: incredibly refreshing 💦, with the hot honey adding just the tiniest bit of spice to keep things interesting. The combo of watermelon and feta cheese is a classic in Bulgaria. Here, the feta contributes creaminess and 🧂 saltiness that complements the watermelon in the best sweet-and-salty way.

  • Why You’ll Love Watermelon Feta Salad
  • How to Prepare Watermelon Feta Salad
  • Nonna’s Tip 🍉
  • Variations and Substitutions for Watermelon Feta Salad
  • Similar Recipes
  • Best Served With
  • Common Questions
  • Watermelon Feta Salad Recipe

Why You’ll Love Watermelon Feta Salad

How to Prepare Watermelon Feta Salad

🔪 Using a sharp knife , cut the watermelon in half, place it fruit side down and cut it into wedges. Then, remove the rind and cut the watermelon into bite-size cubes.

🍉 Place the watermelon in a large bowl with the feta cheese.

🍯 Add a squeeze of lime juice and a drizzle of hot honey and then gently toss everything together.

🌿 Finally, garnish the salad with fresh mint and drizzle on a touch more hot honey. Enjoy!

Nonna’s Tip 🍉

To make life easier , you can buy pre-cut watermelon and chop it into smaller cubes.

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Watermelon Feta Salad

Variations and Substitutions for Watermelon Feta Salad

  1. The hot honey 🍯 is completely optional in this recipe. If you want more sweetness , just use regular honey instead, or if you’re vegan you can use agave .
  2. If you don’t have hot honey but want a bit of spice , drizzle the salad with a bit of 🌶️ chili oil or add a few hot pepper flakes instead.
  3. Experiement by using cubed canteloupe 🍈 or honeydew melon instead of watermelon. Let me know how it turns out!

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Best Served With

  • Any barbecue main dish would be delicious with this Watermelon Feta Salad such as 🍔 Juicy Homemade Burgers , Grilled Chicken Thighs or 🍗 Chicken Souvlaki Skewers .
  • Your favorite picnic dishes, like my 🥪 Italian Chopped Sandwich , Bulgarian Meat and Cheese Sandwiches , or Best Pasta Salad .

Common Questions

I love Mike’s Hot Honey or you can make my Homemade Hot Honey too !

Please use good quality feta which comes in block form behind the counter of your grocery stores as it makes all the difference.

Yes you can certainly add in whatever flavorings or dressings you like. I kept it really simple here with bright lime juice, but you could also use lemon juice or a drizzle of olive oil instead.

Yes, you can absolutely swap in agave instead of the hot honey. If you want to still add a bit of spice, you can drizzle with a chili oil or add a few hot pepper flakes.

Definitely, you can try cantaloupe or honeydew which would be delicious.

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Equipment

  • ▢ Nakiri Knife
  • ▢ Cutting Board
  • ▢ Hot Honey
  • ▢ Mixing Bowls

Ingredients

  • ▢ 5 cups watermelon , cubed
  • ▢ 50 grams feta cheese , cubed or crumbled, measured with your heart
  • ▢ lime juice , to taste
  • ▢ 1 tablespoon hot honey , or regular honey or agave, measured with your heart
  • ▢ fresh mint , or lemon thyme

Instructions

  • ▢ Cut the watermelon in half, place it fruit side down and cut it into wedges. Remove the rind and cut the watermelon into bite-size cubes.
  • ▢ Place the watermelon in a large bowl with the feta, a squeeze of lime juice, and a drizzle of hot honey.
  • ▢ Garnish with fresh mint and drizzle on a touch more hot honey. Enjoy!

My Notes

Nutrition

Nutrition information is automatically calculated, so should only be used as an approximation.

Watermelon Feta Salad

Equipment

  • Nakiri Knife
  • Cutting Board
  • Hot Honey
  • Mixing Bowls

Ingredients

  • 5 cups watermelon cubed
  • 50 grams feta cheese cubed or crumbled, measured with your heart
  • lime juice to taste
  • 1 tablespoon hot honey or regular honey or agave, measured with your heart
  • fresh mint or lemon thyme

Instructions

  • Cut the watermelon in half, place it fruit side down and cut it into wedges. Remove the rind and cut the watermelon into bite-size cubes.
  • Place the watermelon in a large bowl with the feta, a squeeze of lime juice, and a drizzle of hot honey.
  • Garnish with fresh mint and drizzle on a touch more hot honey. Enjoy!

Video

Nutrition

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